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Biographical entry Leighton, Arthur Edgar (1873 - 1961)

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Born

17 June 1873Christchurch, Surrey, England

Died

6 November 1961Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Occupation

Chemical engineer and Administrator

Summary

Arthur Edgar Leighton came to Victoria in 1909 to be designer and manager of the Commonwealth government cordite factory, Maribyrnong. From 1921 to 1938 he was controller-general of munitions supply and was responsible for instituting the Defence Research Laboratories. He is commemorated by the Leighton Medal, the premier award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Leighton was educated in England at Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution (later Birkbeck College, University of London).